The need for pruning safflower stepwood

Safflower stepwood has strong growth force, strong sprouting force and is very resistant to pruning. Basically, the original shape of the bonsai will be damaged every time it grows. At this time, it is necessary to prune it to maintain the beautiful appearance and ensure the normal supply of nutrients, because the dead leaves and branches should be cut off during pruning

Pruning period of safflower successor

In the season of vigorous growth, only light pruning or moderate pruning can be carried out. For example, during the period of early spring and early autumn, when the growth is not vigorous, large pruning can be carried out. In addition to cutting off some dead branches and stumps, new branches can also be shaped

Pruning principle of safflower successor

First of all, do not cut the early branches, that is, when pruning, try to avoid the early branches and prune the early branches when you have to

Second, do not cut the thin branches. The thin branches are the branches with strong growth and strong vitality. Therefore, when pruning, try to cut off the thick branches and leave the thin branches

Third, do not cut the branches with thin and small branches, which still have a lot of development space. After cutting off the branches with more branches (including cross branches, overlapping branches and reverse branches), it can save space and maintain the appropriate density of safflower successor trees, which is more conducive to their normal growth

Fourth, do not leave any of the new small branches on the stump, but remove them all, so as to maintain the perfect shape of safflower successor wood

Precautions for pruning safflower stepwood

First of all, we should control the intensity of Redwood cutting, and grasp the intensity properly, so that it can not only have a perfect appearance, but also have vigorous vitality; Secondly, when pruning, you can carry out appropriate coring treatment to prevent it from spreading outward in the period of vigorous growth and affecting the normal shape